Exploring the barriers to the adoption of e-auctions for sourcing

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-221

  Hartley, Janet L ^a   Lane, Michelle D ^a   Duplaga, Edward A ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions; Electronic commerce; Purchasing; Reverse marketing; Sourcing; Supply chain management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644539918     PISSN: 01443577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443570610641675     Document Type: Article

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